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Case with earphones

Granted 17 Mar 2020 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Julian Hoenig, Markus Diebel, Julian Jaede, Clement Tissandier +20 · Examiner: April Rivas · AU 2921 · TC 2900

Application
29/692,476
filed 24 May 2019
Publication
Not published
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US D878045
granted 17 Mar 2020

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of a case with earphones showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines in the figures show portions of the case with earphones that form no part of the claimed design.

The unshaded surfaces on the interior of the case with earphones form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
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Classifications

2 codes
USPC · US Patent Classification
D03/274D3/294

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0.8 y
298 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
non-final + final
Responses
2
no RCE
Examiner
April Rivas
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